Accounts Receivable Manager

POSITION SUMMARY: The Accounts Receivable Manager is responsible for overall management of the Accounts Receivable Department. The Manager oversees the workflow, and daily activities to ensure the department meets quality and production standards and budget specifications. Staffing, hiring, disciplinary action, training, and enforcing adherence to established policies and procedures. The Manager is accountable for quality assurance of all functions in the department.




ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:



1. Plans, organizes, directs, and monitors the assigned areas.



2. Defines and implements a program for quality assurance for assigned areas.



3. Monitors aged trial balance reports and reimbursements by financial classification, implementing corrective action as indicated.



4. Hires, trains, leads, and motivates staff. Completes employee performance appraisals.



5. Maintains current technical competence in physician fee for service and Managed Care reimbursement.



6. Prepares reports based on AR data for Corporate/Affiliate meetings and by request.



7. Identifies and coordinates the resolution of reimbursement and accounts receivable management issues among departments.



8. Evaluates and refines systems to provide the most efficient, cost effective, and workable flow of reimbursement and accounts receivable management practices.




OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:



1. Performs any and all of the duties assigned by the Director of Accounts Receivable or Vice President.



2. Assists in special projects as requested by the Director, or Vice President.



3. Develops and maintains policies and procedures.



POSITION REQUIREMENTS:



Skills



1. Demonstrated knowledge of physician billing and health care reimbursement. Knowledge of billing and insurance procedures.



3. Extensive knowledge of insurance carriers and contracted billing procedures. Knowledge of payer types for medical insurances, and regulations for all states.



4. Good oral and written communication skills; good analytical skills and decision making skills.



5. Excellent organizational skills. Able to prioritize workload to meet scheduled deadlines.



6. Ability to work efficiently in a high-volume, fast-paced environment while maintaining quality standards.



7. Computer literate, knowledge of IDX-BAR preferred.



8. Ability to communicate with professional and clerical staff required.



9. Able to motivate staff to meet deadlines. Good leadership skills.



10. Knowledge of CPT-4 and ICD-9 coding, as well as reimbursement policies and procedures is required.



11. Able to perform duties with minimal supervision.



12. Good understanding of productivity measurement, job performance standards, and quality evaluations.




Education



Minimum High School diploma, or equivalent is required. BS or BA is preferred in health care or business administration. Four or more years of management/supervisory experience in physician billing and/or formal training in medical terminology, billing, and insurance guidelines is preferred.



Experience



Minimum of three to five years experience in a fee for service and Managed Care reimbursement environment is required.


Previous IDX-BAR application experience a plus. Excel and Word application experience required (Intermediate level).


Minimum of three to five years experience in supervisory or managerial leadership.




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